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Sphinx Ink's vocation is law, but her avocation is writing. Her favorite leisure activity is reading.
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Friday, May 04, 2007

2007 Derringer Award Nominees

Alas, I realized today that it's been 10 days since I last posted here. I've had several topics in mind to write about, but have been tied up taking care of matters in Daily Life. Rather than let my blog go empty another day, I'm posting an entry, which I started several weeks ago and hadn't quite finished. (I can't remember now what else I planned to add, so I hedged by adding a final sentence or two.)------------------------------------------------------------------------------

Some of my writing friends bemoan the fact that short fiction has lost so much popularity and is hard to sell nowadays. Fortunately, there still is a market for short fiction in the mystery genre. Below is the list of nominees for the 2007 Derringer Award, presented by the Short Mystery Fiction Society: